Indian veteran singer Asha Bhosle says she wants to see her granddaughter become a playback singer like herself and is already in the process of preparing her.

12-year-old Zanai is Bhosle’s son Anand’s daughter and she has already made her singing debut in 2013 film Mai, which starred the legendary crooner.

Bhosle also shared the stage with Zanai at a music award show early this year.

“I have done everything I want in life- singing, acting, TV shows, stage shows. I also recently walked the ramp during a fashion show. I think my next target is to groom my grand-daughter as a playback singer.

“She has a very wonderful voice- a mixture of mine and Lata didi. I want to prepare her as a singer myself,” Asha said, while attending an event organised by the Young FICCI Ladies Organisation in the capital.

Reflecting on the current scenario in the Hindi film music industry, the 81-year-old singer said she sometimes feels annoyed when she hears outrageous lyrics in songs of today like Halkat Jawani, Munni Badnaam and Lungi among others.

“Item songs have become a fashion now. I think there is a scarcity of good lyricists. I find songs very gibberish. But then there are also songs like ‘Jab Se Tere Naina’ and some by Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan,” she said.

Bhosle also opened up about the hardships she had to face early in her career when she had to make her way in the film industry through established singers like her sister Lata Mangeshkar, Shamshad Begum, Noor Jehan and Geeta Dutt.

“The challenges that I had to face during my early years were humongous. There were many established singers and it was difficult for me to get into the industry. So, I decided to change my style of singing.

“Eena Meene Deeka was the first song I sang trying the new style.. although the old people criticised me a lot, I had found many fans and that is how it started,” she said.

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news/asha-bhosle-wants-to-groom-granddaughter-zanai-as-playback-singer/feed/0R…Rajkumar song Kaddu katega: Bizarre lyrics and outrageous dance moves complete this number!http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/rrajkumar-song-kaddu-katega-bizarre-lyrics-and-outrageous-dance-moves-complete-this-number/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/rrajkumar-song-kaddu-katega-bizarre-lyrics-and-outrageous-dance-moves-complete-this-number/#commentsMon, 18 Nov 2013 08:22:43 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=290489Amidst two hyper-enthusiastic item girls shake their booties and the garishly dressed Sonu Sood having a great fun, our chocolate boy Shahid Kapoor is seen delivering a few punches. What’s happening in this song can anyone tell us?

Sonu Sood referred this new item number Kaddu katega from Prabhu Dheva’s movie R..Rajkumar, as his version of Munni badnaam hui. But here’s our verdict of the song: This number has turned our stomach right over! While Malaika Arora Khan’s Munni badnaam was rustic and had raw, electrifying energy to it thanks Mrs Khan’s oomph factor, the new item number from the Shahid Kapoor-Sonakshi Sinha starrer is outright repulsive!

As if the garish costume and the two ‘heavy-loaded’ item gals heaving their well-endowed assets in a vulgar fashion is not enough, you get an overly dressed Sonu Sood who is seen making most of what’s on offer and relishing it absolutely uninhibitedly. The music is not very different from what we have heard before either and the lyrics are one of the worst ones that we have ever come across. And then you have Shahid Kapoor who is seen bashing up goons –right, left and centre with his high flying moves.

With the lyrics like Saree ke fall sa to Kaddu katega toh sabmein batega director Prabhu Dheva is surely trying to do something really hatke here. Now you look at this number and tell us how ‘tastefully’ it is done!

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/rrajkumar-song-kaddu-katega-bizarre-lyrics-and-outrageous-dance-moves-complete-this-number/feed/1Is Malaika Arora Khan doing an item number for Farah Khan’s Happy New Year?http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/is-malaika-arora-khan-doing-an-item-number-for-farah-khans-happy-new-year/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/is-malaika-arora-khan-doing-an-item-number-for-farah-khans-happy-new-year/#respondTue, 29 Oct 2013 11:30:50 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=283660Farah has signed the bombshell for her upcoming project Happy New Year

Looks like Malaika Arora Khan has become Farah Khan’s lucky charm. Whether it’s for Munni Badnam from Dabangg or Chaiyaa Chaiyya in Dil Se, whenever these two come together for a song, history is created.

According to the film industry grapevine, Farah has signed Malaika for a special appearance in her upcoming star studded venture, Happy New Year. In the film, Malaika will be playing the role of a heroine of a film which Sajid Khan (who is also making a guest appearance in the film) is directing. She will be sharing screen space with Shahrukh Khan and Sonu Sood. Previously, Malaika had also featured in Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om.

Well, all we can say is that Farah seems to be following her best friend Karan Johar’s footsteps. We know that Kajol is Karan Johar’s lucky charm and that a Karan Johar film without Kajol acting in it or atleast doing a guest appearance, is as good as a movie without a hero.

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/is-malaika-arora-khan-doing-an-item-number-for-farah-khans-happy-new-year/feed/0Ishq ki maa ki song controversy: Is Shabana Azmi overreacting?http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/ishq-ki-maa-ki-song-controversy-is-shabana-azmi-overreacting/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/ishq-ki-maa-ki-song-controversy-is-shabana-azmi-overreacting/#commentsFri, 17 May 2013 07:07:16 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=220287The veteran actor phoned a FM channel airing the Teri maa ki number from I Don’t Luv You and asked why it was being played. She launched a verbal war of sorts on a social networking site against the song, its lyrics and the lyricist. But did Shabana pick on this particular track because it is from a low-key production that won’t fight back?

Known for her incredible body of work both onscreen and off it in various different avatars – as an actor, a social worker and an informed opinion maker – Shabana Azmi is considered the intellectual who speaks on various issues with a no-holds-barred approach. She has been discussing voyeurism, the way sex is projected in Indian cinema and the impact it has on our diverse society as well as our collective consciousness time and again, on various platforms. And we certainly respect the lady for that.

But this time around, honestly speaking, wethinks Azmi has gone a little too far. And at the receiving end is a song that might be objectionable in its quirky lyrics, but certainly is not something about which a major hue and cry should be raised. It so happened that Ishq ki maa ki from I Don’t Luv You – which releases this week – was playing on an FM channel when Shabana heard it; she immediately picked up her phone and called the radio jockey demanding why it was being played. The furious actor did not stop there; she angrily tweeted, “I cannot believe the song ‘Ishq Ki Maa Ki’ has been written by a woman Pallavi Mishra. Revolting shameful disgusting and condemnable”.

It turns out that the song that offended Shabana has not been written by Pallavi, but by Amit Kasaria, who has also directed the film. In his defense, Amit maintains that his song is not offensive. “I have the highest regard for Shabanaji. She doesn’t seem to know that I wrote the song that has offended her. And I wonder why it has offended her! I am a young and new filmmaker, so I am an easy target. Vulnerable sections of people are easy scapegoats to justify moral attitudes. my song doesn’t insult women in any way. It only expresses the frustration of the young in love. My film is not anti-women at all,” said Amit in an interview.

Now what has us foxed about Shabana’s stand on the whole issue is why she had to wait to launch an attack on a song from a small-budget film. Was the ‘socially-responsible’ Azmi hibernating when so many other numbers like of Munni badnaam, Sheila ki jawaani, Bhaag DK Bose, Karma is a bitch, Teri keh ke loonga, Chikni chameli , et al from big-budget films from far bigger production houses were being aired constantly and the whole country was dancing to their thumping tunes? Were they not offensive and provocative? Or is it just that taking a stand against a small time filmmaker like Kasaria is much easier than going against producer-directors like Aamir Khan, Farah Khan, Anurag Kashyap and Karan Johar?

Salman Khan’s blockbuster Dabangg baggedseven awards, but did not garner him Best Actor

The 12th IIFA Awards were held in Toronto on June 25, 2011. Salman Khan’s blockbuster Dabangg baggedseven awards, including Best Film, Best Debut (Female) for Sonakshi Sinha and Best Performance in a Negative Role for Sonu Sood. Shahrukh Khan took away the Best Actor trophy for My Name is Khan, while Anushka Sharma was crowned Best Actress for Band Baaja Baaraat. Ranveer Singh won the Best Debut (Male) for Band Baaja Baaraat. Ranveer and Anushka were also adjudged the Hottest Pair. Sharmila Tagore took home the Outstanding Achievement Award. Dharmendra was honoured for 50 years in cinema.

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/iifa-awards-2011-winners-dabangg-is-best-film-srk-is-best-actor-for-mnik/feed/27Salman Khan ropes in Kareena Kapoor for ‘Dabangg 2’http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/salman-khan-ropes-in-kareena-kapoor-for-dabangg-2/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/salman-khan-ropes-in-kareena-kapoor-for-dabangg-2/#commentsMon, 12 Mar 2012 14:00:50 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=86403Bebo has allegedly been signed on for an item number in the much-awaited sequel

Fans who loved the Salman Khan-Kareena Kapoor jodi in Bodyguard now have a reason to smile. And that’s because the two are all set to come together for a brief while for an item number in Dabangg 2! Now Bebo is all set to step into the fancy shoes of an item girl for dear friend Salman. Initially this song was slated to be yet another remake of the cult cabaret number ‘Yeh mera dil’. But then Salman scrapped those plans. And it makes us wonder if it had anything to do with the song being present in arch-rival Shahrukh Khan’s Don. Did it, Salman? Nudge nudge.

Anyway, birdies chirp that now it’s going to be a never-heard-before number. And confirming this news music director Wajid Ali said that there is no charm in redoing an old song because the composer or the singer in the remixes aren’t really appreciated. And that’s why they have decided to come up with a completely new tune.

What’s more, our birdie buddy insists, Salman Khan has personally conceptualised this one, along with music directors Sajid-Wajid to make sure that it’s good enough to make Kareena ‘dance like a dream’.

But all this talk about Kareena being the new item girl in Dabangg 2 makes us wonder about the original Munni, aka Malaika Arora Khan. What will she do? Apparently Malaika has decided to sit back in this one and concentrate on her job as producer rather than go out there to shake her booty and incidentally promote pain balm…or anything else.

But we guess that won’t stop Munni fans from drawing comparisons. After all, Malaika is definitely a pro when it comes to item numbers, no?

This time, will Kareena prove herself to be a better item girl than Malaika? Tell us what you think….

]]>http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/salman-khan-ropes-in-kareena-kapoor-for-dabangg-2/feed/5Prasoon Joshi says meaningful poetry is on the downslidehttp://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/prasoon-joshi-says-meaningful-poetry-is-on-the-downslide/
http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/prasoon-joshi-says-meaningful-poetry-is-on-the-downslide/#respondTue, 17 Jan 2012 05:30:19 +0000http://www.bollywoodlife.com/?p=71430In this day and age when songs like Munni Badnaam, Chikni Chameli and Jalebi Bai are becoming chart toppers, meaningful poetry is slowly on the downslide. National Award-winning lyricist Prasoon Joshi is unhappy with the trend and asserts that only songs with meaningful lyrics will have a longer shelf life

“Simple poetry is still appreciated today. A song should have longevity, it’s age should be big. You can play a song again and again and fix it in the minds of the people. But a song will only stay on forever if it has good, meaningful lyrics,” the 40-year-old lyricist said at the 18th Annual Colors Screen awards.Prasoon, who started off his career as an ad-filmmaker, won award for the best lyricist for his song Accha lagta hai from Aarakshan and is happy that he is part of an industry where famous poets have penned songs for films. “I am happy that I am a part of an industry where famous poets like Sahir Ludhianvi, Kaifi Azmi and many more have written songs for films. This happens only in India and I am proud to be working in such an industry,” said Prasoon who debuted as a lyricist with Rajkumar Santoshi’s Lajja in 2001. Prasoon is known for songs like Sason ko sason se (Hum Tum), Chand sifarish (Fanaa), Taare Zameen Par and Maa (Taare Zaameen Par) and Rang De Basanti.